User talk:JBlogger

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By the way, I noticed you have created the article Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld. Some of the sentences there seem copied directly from Dr Gerstenfeld’s homepage; this is not desirable, because it creates the impression that the article was copied from the homepage, which might be be a copyright violation. Perhaps you should try to rewrite the article a bit to avoid that. Also, some kind of indication about why Dr Gerstenfeld is notable would be nice to have (cf. WP:BIO and WP:PROFTEST for ideas on how to do that). —xyzzy_n 13:25, 14 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, technically, simple permission is not enough; what you need is permission to redistribute his stuff under the GFDL (which includes giving everybody else the same permission). If Dr Gerstenfeld has no objection to that, it’s more or less fine. (Theoretically, you are also supposed to attribute the copied material properly. See the GFDL text for the precise terms.) As for the search, Wikipedia’s index is not updated in real time. Seeing the article there might take a while (but I have no idea how long). For more stuff you can do to make the article better, read the Manual of Style, especially the chapter on biographies, the naming conventions for people and the Guide to Layout. —xyzzy_n 08:34, 18 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]